sternocleidomastoid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdēs, from Latin sternum (“the breastbone”) +‎ Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “the collarbone”) +‎ Latin mastoīdēs (“like a breast”), equivalent to sterno- +‎ cleido- +‎ mastoid.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sternocleidomastoid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
  2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Derived terms

Noun

sternocleidomastoid (plural sternocleidomastoids)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of sternocleidomastoid muscle.

References

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